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Name: Public Auction Yards livestock auction prices — 2022-10-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Fri, Oct 28

● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1776

← Oct 21Oct 28Nov 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,946 head

▼ 152 vs last sale 2,098▼ 44 vs year ago 1,990 · −2.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

116 head

▼ 107 vs last sale 223▼ 172 vs year ago 288 · −59.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

61 head

▼ 57 vs last sale 118▼ 1,140 vs year ago 1,201 · −94.9%

Also sold hereRegular saleWed Oct 28, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves all traded unevenly steady. Yearling steers were scarcely traded. Heifer calves under 450 lbs sold mostly 5.00-8.00 higher in a narrow comparison, heifers over 450 lbs sold unevenly steady. Quality today was mixed from plain to attractive. Demand was mostly moderate to good for light to moderate offerings. Many buyers filled loads or finished loads from yesterdays sale and exited the market, this led to uneven prices. Calves with fall preconditioning shots continue to sell with the best demand. Many sets of calves this week only offered spring vaccinations. Market activity this week was mostly moderate to active. Weigh up cows sold on mostly moderate to good demand for light offerings. The best demand seen was for cows suitable to feed which sold mostly 2.00-4.00 higher in a narrow comparison. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower on boning and lean cows. Slaughter bulls were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, higher undertones were noticed as buyers pushed to fill loads for the week. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold steady in a narrow comparison.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $205.88/cwt on 867 head.

Average price

$205.88

867 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,114

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$360

per head · Medium 1-2 over Large 1

$59.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.46

vs MT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1-2	370	227.50	842	13thin
Medium and Large 1	543	208.20	1,130	718
Medium and Large 1-2	529	195.26	1,034	89
Medium 1	536	191.42	1,026	33
Large 1	714	168.16	1,201	14thin

One grade step is worth $59.34/cwt here — about −$360 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale867 hd

205.88

—

MT average5 barns · 3,186 hd

210.34

−4.46

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,791	92.76	1,661	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,435	70.27	1,008	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,180	52.33	617	65

Every lot, as filed

78 lots · USDA AMS · Public Auction Yards Livestock Cattle Auction - Billings, MT (Fri)

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	324	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	923	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	326	244.03/cwt	220.00–250.00	796	10
Steers	—	Medium 1Unweaned	346	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	779	7
Steers	—	Medium 1-2Unweaned	370	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	842	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	385	264.43/cwt	249.50–277.50	1,018	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	395	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	948	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	419	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	930	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	426	254.42/cwt	240.00–274.00	1,084	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	467	229.44/cwt	212.00–239.00	1,071	59
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	496	206.13/cwt	205.50–210.00	1,022	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	524	208.23/cwt	200.00–216.00	1,091	228
Steers	—	Medium 1Unweaned	530	191.50/cwt	191.50–191.50	1,015	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	535	187.09/cwt	186.00–190.00	1,001	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	563	193.50/cwt	193.50–193.50	1,089	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	578	196.46/cwt	188.00–202.00	1,136	179
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	578	184.48/cwt	176.00–187.50	1,066	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	616	171.06/cwt	168.00–177.00	1,054	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	620	188.40/cwt	180.00–193.00	1,168	113
Steers	—	Medium 1Unweaned	630	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,027	4
Steers	—	Large 1Unweaned	645	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,064	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	667	177.41/cwt	172.50–182.00	1,183	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	694	170.01/cwt	167.00–171.00	1,180	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	711	176.50/cwt	176.50–176.50	1,255	7
Steers	—	Medium 1Unweaned	711	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,216	6
Steers	—	Large 1Unweaned	726	168.69/cwt	164.00–171.00	1,225	12
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	322	213.12/cwt	211.00–217.50	686	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	344	228.16/cwt	219.00–244.00	785	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	360	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	612	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	367	219.22/cwt	207.50–229.00	805	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	385	210.37/cwt	208.00–213.00	810	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	413	209.23/cwt	200.00–222.00	864	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	414	187.67/cwt	185.00–191.00	777	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	435	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	740	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	473	188.84/cwt	185.00–197.00	893	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	483	171.02/cwt	161.00–181.00	826	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	512	183.19/cwt	179.00–184.50	938	137
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	515	174.55/cwt	171.00–176.00	899	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	567	177.92/cwt	169.00–186.00	1,009	77
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	567	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	970	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	568	157.67/cwt	151.00–168.00	896	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	591	195.87/cwt	195.50–198.50	1,158	91
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	613	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	920	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	614	170.27/cwt	159.00–175.00	1,045	28
Heifers	—	Medium 1Unweaned	620	153.72/cwt	152.00–156.00	953	9
Heifers	—	Medium 1	683	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,147	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	735	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,323	81
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	892	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,383	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	951	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	1,365	13
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	378	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	851	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	388	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	854	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	633	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	994	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	679	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	1,090	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	811	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	998	5
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 2	655	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,041	14
Dairy Steers	—	Large 2	741	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,171	20
Dairy Steers	—	Large 2	868	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,276	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2	700	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	987	20
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,538	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,292	2
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,650	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,502	1
Bulls	—	—	1,820	93.16/cwt	92.00–94.00	1,696	2
Bulls	—	—	1,885	100.87/cwt	99.00–103.00	1,901	2
Bulls	—	—	2,190	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	2,081	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	984	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	531	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,170	54.01/cwt	51.00–58.50	632	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,179	40.56/cwt	32.50–48.00	478	23
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,187	57.16/cwt	56.00–61.00	678	16
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,206	66.63/cwt	63.00–68.50	804	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,270	63.02/cwt	60.50–65.50	800	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,350	65.02/cwt	58.50–70.00	878	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,444	82.81/cwt	81.50–84.00	1,196	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,448	56.36/cwt	53.50–62.00	816	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,477	75.85/cwt	74.00–80.50	1,120	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,510	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	1,012	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	859	95.66/cwt	81.00–102.50	822	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	901	110.76/cwt	89.00–118.50	998	23
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,035	61.51/cwt	61.00–62.00	637	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,051	82.92/cwt	70.00–95.00	871	10
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	830	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	1,316	16

How this sale compares

Montana weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Montana auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Montana feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Public Auction Yards Livestock Cattle Auction - Billings, MT (Fri)

Fri Oct 28, 2022

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Billings, MT (LS-BL)

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,946Last week 2,098Year ago 1,990

Slaughter CattleReceipts 116Last week 223Year ago 288

Replacement CattleReceipts 61Last week 118Year ago 1,201

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,510	67.00	67.00
7	—	1,448	53.50–62.00	56.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	984	54.00	54.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,206	63.00–68.50	66.63
16	—	1,187	56.00–61.00	57.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,444	81.50–84.00	82.81
13	—	1,477	74.00–80.50	75.85
9	—	1,350	58.50–70.00	65.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,179	32.50–48.00	40.56
10	—	1,170	51.00–58.50	54.01
4	—	1,270	60.50–65.50	63.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,190	95.00	95.00
2	—	1,885	99.00–103.00	100.87
2	—	1,820	92.00–94.00	93.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,650	91.00	91.00
2	—	1,538	84.00	84.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	679	160.50	160.50
2	—	388	220.00	220.00
3	—	633	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	811	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	567	171.00	171.00
81	—	735	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	892	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	344	219.00–244.00	228.16
28	—	614	159.00–175.00	170.27
44	—	473	185.00–197.00	188.84
33	—	413	200.00–222.00	209.23
13	—	367	207.50–229.00	219.22
77	—	567	169.00–186.00	177.92
137	—	512	179.00–184.50	183.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
91	—	591	195.50–198.50	195.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	951	143.50	143.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	683	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	360	170.00	170.00
17	—	435	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	483	161.00–181.00	171.02
21	—	385	208.00–213.00	210.37
3	—	322	211.00–217.50	213.12
17	—	568	151.00–168.00	157.67
14	—	515	171.00–176.00	174.55
9	—	414	185.00–191.00	187.67
6	—	613	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	620	152.00–156.00	153.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	868	147.00	147.00
14	—	655	159.00	159.00
20	—	741	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
228	—	524	200.00–216.00	208.23
7	—	711	176.50	176.50
15	—	324	285.00	285.00
26	—	426	240.00–274.00	254.42
42	—	385	249.50–277.50	264.43
59	—	467	212.00–239.00	229.44
43	—	667	172.50–182.00	177.41
113	—	620	180.00–193.00	188.40
179	—	578	188.00–202.00	196.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	530	191.50	191.50
6	—	711	171.00	171.00
4	—	630	163.00	163.00
7	—	346	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	726	164.00–171.00	168.69
2	—	645	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	370	227.50	227.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	616	168.00–177.00	171.06
24	—	578	176.00–187.50	184.48
4	—	694	167.00–171.00	170.01
10	—	326	220.00–250.00	244.03
10	—	419	222.00	222.00
3	—	395	240.00	240.00
7	—	496	205.50–210.00	206.13
9	—	535	186.00–190.00	187.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	563	193.50	193.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	700	141.00	141.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,035	61.00–62.00	61.51
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	859	81.00–102.50	95.66

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,051	70.00–95.00	82.92
(<2 yrs)	Open	23	—	901	89.00–118.50	110.76

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	16	—	830	158.50	158.50

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.